Telegram-herald., 1887-06-24
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!. TIE spread a lhe Beassolsat snd Pro-
tseuss oeisr u Es1s throughout ths .aele
Jnlssa zt4iss Nhaia rs sssl iFe yeass .
tEs acst ssaszEkahis lazianes 10 me sissery
of secrst soeiesies IA flis esaatFy. Huaase'is
u new loslsss hass been ioEmsa and oia
lodkss nave asen niisd sllA - usaeh sutna-
sase1 that conssnfion 81 ne orter Ia ths
naiuls u = Jabilss. ls b be hsigi IA Detroit
today 4nl tomofsoE A rh.cn Is Is exgected
6ssoat a1sabsrz of ths or,ler % ths nanser
Of 3o0o. representing every city fFom ne
Atlantic % the fseiae. VII assemois ia ne
hs4aiiizl car q lns skrssis.
81 rsgidiy thai many ok ths
lrataa within the order have never
nzs se opportunity % study up ths origin
1f this real bens1cisl socletF sbieh Hun
bers iE lls Dr0fosFh0od many of she bright
esl minds Of tals eOilntrY, inclasilng set1rs,
lssFers. cocfors &nd Journalistic Egsn tne
elder msmbafs d. sha offief have very vague
IDEAS Of ths s4rlsr Elks Is the ritual Vas
for mors than ts0 Ssnfuriss lost - ne
world 10 - <snerslly supposed tnat the D.
II. %. r.. originated NItn modern actors IA
Phiiaieig gA.A snd New YORK, and siiile this
. true ~ q cerlain extent. yet IL . known
that the SECRET order Of kiks vac founded
nearly three centuries sxo. In searching
for egidsnes - c0mbaf the theory that
bacon Eas the aGthor Of the works OF
Shakespeare, TIE writer. bad TIE good for
tuns o. dis.1oVer same m1sty leaves con-
tanning notes u Lain diary kept oy a
son Ol 5.r Walter Raleigh. 70 whom Ben
Jonson--sO rars Ben Jonson" Vas tutor
some portions OF tbs diary bad been trans
lated MAO kngllsh By a scnooi fellow OF
yo1ng Raleigh. The memoranda made
hequsns menton OF tne fact that . fs tutor
hath this nlsbta gOns 70 meete vita .
cro4de Ok Jolly isiloees ~ao xssenaoie once
sacn weke. YET the Devel Tavern In Fleet
sfreete where. the eurtaines being closed.
they doe perform strange ceremonies which
are not foF " eFes OF those Who hath not
passed through some woodro0s ordeal
These men doe Gale themselves Elks after
q prodigi0us qaadruped With marvel
ous horns that doth rove ye snow bound
forests OF 5uesien and Norway. When ye
Master hath returned frOm these assem-
blages he appeareth warmed with wine
and 70 quite fail Of wontr0us uit snd
talks much Of ys poesy OF a player. one
Rnier OF this herd Of Elks."
The hnding Of these leaves from which
abe ABOVE is extracted Was. Of course, like
the discovery of a gold mine 10 the writer.
The sublecI Was pursued and among the
letters OF Jonson and the pagers OF Eaten
Oaf<ain, a Welsh cousin OF Francis Beau
mont were found many illusions
% 'Ye gatherings Of ye goode men
who calls themselves Eiks. taking their
name from q nozzle animal Of ye genes
s}css."
II vas. then. in the brilliant Elizalethian
szs that ths Elks were founded and h came
ABOUT al e gathering Of = few choice spirits
a. The Mermaid club. Shakespears. or
shagspere, as he vas sometimes called. Ben
Jonson and younE Beaumont hed Teen
grasioas,y invited To meet Queen Elizabeth
&C one Of her little suppers with the Esrt OF
leicester. There we're also present tie
eminent iurist. Sir Francis Bacon, Sir
Walter Raleigh and a nuinber of lords and
ladies' Aftsr tne cold collation. was
served Shakespesre-who was very bad
sctor--W a. asked 10 recite something hGm0r-
Gus. and it is said that be did relate a tale
which Margaret OF Navarro was in ths
habit of reciling 70 her guests when she
had become aNeary Of them The story 50
saused the Virgin tsaeen that she over
turned a bottle OF port which, falling
among dish of ostrich eggs. boiled with
their shells on. broke one that proved to be
bad. The stencil emitted by The bad ege
was. as the Lady Alics Dilberry remarked
ermastsring" and Pepys. cup bearer to
The Queen. was directed TO remove the dish
The awful 0dor cyerpovered poor old
Pepys. and in bOwing bis way out Of tne
PRESENCE be stumbled aud fell. lie was a. once
compelled 10 knssl before the Qaesn aud
was knighted "a An ass. Shakespeare sas-
gssted that he lie crowned and the Queen
directed that pair Of sntIers, which hung
81 QUE end Of tne hail, be placed upon
Pepys. neal. THIS was accomplished amid
much msrriment. aad old Pepys ever a!teE
hated Shaksspezre and all his companions
When the Queen had dismissed her com
pany 9hakesDsaEs and ali bus Leicester re-
paired 10 the Nsrloaids Club where the In.
eidsnt r8s talked and laughed oyer until
morning. It was suggested that a society
OF Stags oe formed and sccordingiy the next
night al repaired to the Devils Iavern
in Fieet-st.. when tie Esst lodge Of Fix.
was orgaaizsd the immortal Shakespesrl
being exalted % The position Of Refer.
The society existed for q number of YEAR
but after the death Of the leading Knight,
the ritaal was lost and Is was not Uaui
modern times thar II vas restored by Anser
icsn actors. sech IS the history Of ths
orotDefnof'o ta8' fNtis 0OotF aota one Ot "a
largest "Stag Parties ever convened IN th'
United States. Il Is the hrst rsunioT
of the Ordcr and csnnot but be 0
great benefit 70 The Society.
Nichirsn has reason 20 be proud OF he
lodges al Detroit saginaw. Adraa. kala
nasroo ard this cry. Grand Rapids Lodx
No. - will - represented b. about IS Fnenl
nefs. n. a. Fofi t0ngressu1 n elect beinl
the Exalted Rnlar. The Valley City cor
sinrent uill leavs this morning in spscia
sars on the 8 - trxin.
R,mep,ser n Tsins7rF S.f,.fsy sa-ma